Phate Zhang

Phate is the founder and main author of CnEVPost. He has been reporting since 2009, mainly on macroeconomics and capital markets. He started his career at China Daily and Reuters. Contact via: phate@cnevpost.com.
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BYD secures order for 120 electric buses in South Africa

BYD will help build South Africa's first fleet of electric buses, with deliveries of those vehicles set to begin in December.

Nio Phone 2nd-gen to feature AI-powered voice assistant NOMI GPT

NOMI GPT will be featured on the new Nio Phone to bring more cutting-edge AI innovations, said Nio's vice president for hardware.

BYD sees over 10,000 fresh graduates joining, nearly 80% in R&D

By the end of 2023, BYD's workforce totaled 703,504, including 524,673 production workers and 104,003 technicians.

China Jul EV sales preview: Deutsche Bank expects Nio at 21,000 units, Xpeng 10,000, BYD 300,000

Deutsche Bank also expects Tesla to sell 45,000 units at retail in China in July, Li Auto at 48,000 units and Zeekr at 15,000 units.

Tesla expects FSD approval in China by year-end

Tesla is likely to get regulatory approval to launch FSD in markets such as Europe and China by the end of this year, Elon Musk said.

Xiaomi to launch production version of SU7 Ultra in H1 2025

The production version of the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra will go on sale in the first half of next year, and will use the same chassis structure, triple motors and battery pack as the prototype.

Chinese autonomous driving startup Pony.ai could make US IPO as soon as Sept, report says

Pony.ai is expected to make an IPO in the US as soon as September, and has already received investment interest from some institutional investors, according to local media.

China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 21: Nio 4,600, Tesla 10,500, Xiaomi 1,500, BYD 66,700

So far this month, Nio had 13,300 insurance registrations in China, Tesla 28,400, Xiaomi 7,500, Xpeng 5,400, Li Auto 30,200 and BYD 187,300.

Nio unveils new mission and vision to cope with changing market environment

The value system upgrade is a response to the changing social and market environment and is based on the understanding of future trends, said Nio.

Tesla further extends 5-year 0-interest loan incentive in China to Aug 31

Tesla began offering a 0-interest loan incentive in China in April, valid through June 30. It extended the offer on July 1 until July 31.